Sprint to Provide 5G Wireless Services for Google Fi

Today Sprint and Google announced that they will expand
their Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) partnership to include 5G. As part
of Google and Sprint’s continued collaboration, both parties have committed to
delivering innovative technology to Google Fi customers, enabled by 5G services
from Sprint.

With Sprint’s 5G technology that uses the 2.5 GHz spectrum
and cutting-edge Massive MIMO radio technology, there will be a dramatic
increase in network capacity and density which is designed to deliver the
fastest connections with significant improvement in latency. When this rolls
out, Google Fi customers with Sprint 5G compatible Designed for Fi phones in a
5G coverage area will be automatically connected to the network, quite similar to
today’s seamless transitions between cellular networks, depending on the
location.

Google Fi, Google’s wireless service that uses intelligent
technology to give their customers the best available network using a
combination of wireless providers and Wi-Fi where available has been active on
the Sprint network since 2015.

"We are incredibly excited to expand our existing
relationship with Google to include 5G," said Jan Geldmacher, president of
Sprint Business. "This announcement also showcases our dedication to
collaborating with Google as we prepare to launch one of the world’s first
mobile 5G networks covering multiple major cities."

"Connecting our customers to great high speed coverage
is a vital part of the Google Fi service, made possible by our carrier
partners," said Matt Klainer, Vice President of Consumer Communications
Products at Google. "We’re thrilled to have Sprint working towards an
upgrade for the Fi network to include 5G."

Sprint 5G Launching in First Half of 2019

Sprint is executing its award-winning 5G strategy with 2.5
GHz spectrum and Massive MIMO technology to launch its blazing-fast service
beginning in nine top cities in the first half of 2019. They include Atlanta,
Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, New York City, Phoenix and
Washington, D.C. From the start, the company is designing mobile 5G footprints
covering these downtown metros. Using its super-fast, mid-band 2.5 GHz
spectrum, Sprint plans to offer coverage in the downtown area of these cities
for its highly mobile, on-the-go customers.

Sprint’s 5G build out is well under way with hundreds of
Massive MIMO radios deployed last year. Massive MIMO is a breakthrough
technology that dramatically improves the capacity of Sprint’s LTE Advanced
network with equipment that is software upgradable to 5G. Sprint’s 64T64R
Massive MIMO radios support split-mode, enabling the company to offer LTE and
5G simultaneously on the same radio. Initial results from early deployments
show Massive MIMO is driving a 4X average increase in capacity and speed with
peak increases up to 10X over LTE. With Massive MIMO at the foundation of its
mobile 5G service, Sprint can keep meeting its customers’ demand for unlimited
data and high-bandwidth applications.